...On-Line Distance Learning and Its Impact on the Post-Secondary Education System On-Line Distance Learning and Its Impact on the Post-Secondary Education System The $2.6-billion online education market provides an alternative to the campus classroom to meet the educational needs of a growing population of students. With the influx of newly developed online education programs from inside and outside the industry, the market flood has left many institutions scrambling to jump aboard in fear of being left behind. The institutions that will succeed must develop sufficient marketing strategies to differentiate through brand naming and market niches. Proper research and development with careful consideration to the network infrastructure and cost feasibility of programs is necessary. While the opportunities and potential payoffs of online education are endless, they may come at a heavy price for some unprepared institutions venturing into the market if they do not meet the challenges of cost feasibility, technology, market retention, and quality control. Distance-learning programs should be used to compliment and enhance the educational experience rather than damage it or lessen its credibility and benefits. The Internet age has significantly reshaped the higher education industry technological advancements in the distance-learning methodology. Increasing competition in programs throughout colleges and universities and a booming demand from...
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...RETIREMENT BRIEFING TRAINING What is the communication topic? The topic for this research paper is the effective use of distance learning technology to conduct Retirement Briefing training for Department of Army civilian employees located worldwide. . What is the organization? The Army Benefits Center-Civilian (ABC-C) is located at Fort Riley, Kansas and they instruct Retirement Briefings in a traditional classroom setting and distance learning. This organization provides entitlement benefits administration to over 343,000 employees located worldwide Why are you interested in this topic? The establishment of a Retirement Briefing training program for ABC-C using distance learning is a performance objective. Due to funding constraints, there is not money to pay the costs associated for ABC-C employees to conduct onsite Retirement Briefings. This project requires the location of distance learning technologies, the usage fees, cost savings of distance learning compared to a traditional classroom and marketing and scheduling the briefings. What is your thesis statement? With the current funding constraints for traditional classroom training, distance learning is an effective alternative to provide Retirement Briefing training to employees located throughout the world. References Army Benefits Center-Civilian (2012) Retrieved July 27, 2012 from https://www.abc.army.mil Ashford Writing Center https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUWC.12.4/sections/sec3...
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...on your assignments--but be sure to read the announcements from your instructor, the learning objectives of your course and modules, directions for completing your coursework, and the course information at the beginning of the course. 2. Make yourself aware of deadlines. There are a variety of different deadlines throughout the semester for submission of assignments, registering for the next semester, dropping classes, applying for graduation, etc. This information is sent to you at various times throughout the semester and/or is in your class or on the distance education website. It is your responsibility to monitor these deadlines. 3. Don't procrastinate. Successful online learners continue to tell us that the main reason they are successful is that they don't put things off. Put together a schedule and follow it as closely as possible. Build in some extra time, in case of illness or emergency, so that you are not always waiting until the last minute to accomplish things. 4. Take advantage of available services. UW-Platteville offers a variety of services to assist you in being a successful online learner. Continuing services include academic advising, library access, writing resources, online orientation, student and alumni advisory board mentoring, student service advising, financial aid resources, and a variety of other information available on the distance education website. In addition, we will be adding two new services for you this semester...
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...Distance Learning Readiness Assignment This practicum will factor into your total class points for the semester. Please type your responses directly into this document. The screenshot of the quiz results can be placed in the document as well. http://www.lbcc.edu/DL/students/preparing.cfm Step 1: Of the available links, I’m asking that you watch the entire video “What it takes to be a successful online student” (short 2:48 mins) and answer the following questions thoroughly (these are directly from the video): 1. What is time-management? Why is it important in an online class and what are some challenges? According to Leighann, what are some necessary steps to for time management? Time management is being able to manage your time accordingly because when you are not able to attend class, you forget to keep up with due dates and assignments. Some steps are keeping a calendar or a planner and knowing when and what is due. 2. How is the setting/location in which you do your work important to your success in an online course? According to Nicholas, what are some ways you might need to adjust your study/work location for an online course? Setting is important because one can be relaxed and not feel motivated to do the work, Nicholas attended a library because he saw other students there and it motivated him, one can also attend the school computer lab. 3. How frequently should you check your email while enrolled in an online course...
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...SEMESTER 2011 OUMH1103 LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS RASHIE A/P RATHAKRISHNAN MATRICULATION NO: 680428075380001 BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (TESL) WITH HONOURS Table of Content Page A. INTRODUCTION 2 B. CHALLENGING CHARACTERISTICS OF ONLINE LEARNING 3 1. Technology 3 a. Accessibility to Technology 3 b. Limitation of Technology 3 2. Motivation 4 3. Interaction with Facilitators 4 a. Online versus Classroom 4 b. Qualified Facilitators 5 4. Computer Literacy 5 5. Poor Time Management Skills 6 C. SUGGESTIONS AND WAYS TO IMPROVE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF ONLINE ...
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...Distance learning is completely different from campus learning. You are learning from a distance by being online. That changes everything you know about learning. Sure you are doing almost everything on a computer. But it’s the same as campus learning, because you still have a schedule to keep. The discussions are threaded. Just like any other group discussion forum, there is the person that starts to thread and the people who respond to that thread. It’s part of an electronic forum. The electronic forum is people get to the threaded discussions to either respond to other peoples responses or to respond to the original poster’s question. Now the good thing about distance learning is its asynchronous communication. With asynchronous communication there is a deadline for things, just like everything, but you don’t respond in person. You do it either by email or through the discussion forum. There is also feedback, which not only helps to the person taking the class, but also fellow classmates and the instructor in case there is confusion somewhere along the way. But you have to remember that this is part of the internet, meaning you have to have an active internet connection to use this. And you are graded on your participation. So do have to participate on discussions. There is: Main: You reply to a discussion question or discussion thread in the Main forum. Chat room: You respond to a classmate’s bio in the chat room. You also use this for messages about a classmate’s...
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...My Student Survival guide to distance learning. By Roel Maldonado Index Introduction………………………………. Using Educational Resources…………… Upholding Academic Honesty…………….. Setting and Achieving Goals……………… Managing Time Wisely……………………. Fostering Reading Comprehension and Retention…………………………………… Applying Personality and Learning Styles……………………………………….. Often when a person recognizes that in order to earn what they are worth and secure their dreams they are going to first have to secure additional skills and or education. Juggling a career and family while attending college, is difficult to say the least. Just being a college student is a challenge in itself especially at my age. Whether it is through distance learning or the traditional face-to-face way, you, as a student, are completely on your own and have no one watching over you to make sure you complete your studies. You have to have the motivation and determination to succeed. Thankfully, University of Phoenix and its Instructors have provided us with a plethora of information and tools designed to help their students succeed. This is my student survival guide for distance learning. This guide is designed to assist the busy student by compiling the essential methods and resources I have learned. Using Educational Resources ...
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...Distance learning is pretty much learning from a distance in a sense. Although it is more flexible than normal school it requires you to be on the computer all the time. Most of the students and faculty are all spread out over the world from different states. You complete all of your coursework online and communicate with your teachers and advisors also via internet through asynchronous communication. You will receive feedback from your teachers about your class work through an electronic forum. This forum will link private communication to you and your teachers as well as serve as a public communication for you and your class members. Everything is at your own pace but keep track of the due dates to maintain your attendance. Attendance is two days a week which means you must post a discussion response or complete other daily work at least two days of the week. Along with your daily coursework your participation grade will be responding to the discussion question posts made by your class members. This is called a threaded discussion because everyone in the class will respond to someone else’s posts. Your can also keep track of the work you complete by checking it off as you go. Talk- A message intended for your instructor concerning feedback you received on an assignment Inbox- A message responding to a classmate’s bio Tag- A message replying to a discussion question or discussion thread More- A message about a classmate’s hobby or outside interest Help- A message about...
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...Week 2 Assignment: Communicating for Distance Education Part 1: Consider this scenario: You were in a minor car accident. No one was hurt, but you are nonetheless a little rattled. How would you communicate your situation to family, friends, and classmates? What would be different if you had to communicate the situation to the insurance company? Write a message of 100 to 200 words either to your family, friends, or classmates. OMG! Joe I just got into a minor car accident. I don’t know what to do! I’m freaking out. I have never been in a car accident before, EVER! It was about 7:45am this morning and you know traffic is always crazy around that time. I knew I should of left earlier but let me tell you what happen, I was on my way to work on 101 and when I was merging onto highway 17 the car that was driving behind me was driving so fast that he rear ended my car. The back bumper is pretty scratched up. Now my car is ugly and you know how I am about my car I pulled over with the person and we exchange information. I also called the cops so they can come write an accident report so I can send it into my car insurance. I am pretty shaken up. I hope I get this car situation resolve soon. I’m not hurt or anything thank god! Write a formal letter of 100 to 200 words to the insurance company. Use salutations and sign-offs where appropriate. To, Jane Doe AllState Car Insurance 2670 S White Rd Ste 125 San Jose, CA, 95148 Dear Ms. Jane Doe, This letter...
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...I learned that when writing for academic purposes to write in a more formal and professional tone. Make sure you know who you audiences is and make sure you are not writing to a friend. Pay closely attention to grammar and spelling errors. Proofread your writing by checking capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Make sure your sentences are not too long or to short. Do not write in all caps. When you write in caps it makes it seems like you are screaming at the audience. Also avoid using slang words. Using slang words are not so professional. Avoid using abbreviations. Spell out the words all the way out. Stay on topic. To determine if the information on the site is worth using you have to check and do research on sources. It is important that you check the date of when it was written. By checking the date you can see when it written and will it be useful to you. You can also determine the credibility by checking the domain. Not all websites that have .com are useful. The websites that contains .edu or .gov can be very useful and contains some credible information because they most likely pertains to different school and colleges or have something to do with the government. If you go to a website with a lot of slang words or the design on the website is professional than that website is more likely not going to be worth anything. At least not for a research paper. Shibreka Alridge Shibreka12@gmail.com...
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...Communicating for Distance Education Part 1: Write a message of 100 to 200 words either to your family, friends, or classmates. Hello Everyone, I was just writing to let you know that I was recently in a car accident. Although the car was pretty banged up, everyone involved made it out without any injuries. I am personally a bit shaken up by the entire ordeal and my heart rate is finally returning to its normal pace. This has been an enlightening situation that could have been worse. As I heard the sound of a car horn within the blink of an eye my entire life could have been altered forever. I am grateful to be able to write to let you all know that I’m doing fine so don’t worry too much. Don’t be surprised if I call asking for a ride or a bus ticket. See you soon! Write a formal letter of 100 to 200 words to the insurance company. Use salutations and sign-offs where appropriate. Insurance Company 555 Happy Way Houston, TX 83245 To Whom It may Concern: This letter has been written to notify you of recent automobile accident that I was involved in. The accident did not cause any bodily harm to any persons involved. However, the vehicle insured by your firm was damaged substantially. I would like to arrange a meeting to discuss repairs and any increases in my premium payments. I understand that your firm has very strict policies in regards to collisions and I want to ensure that I am not in violation of any. I hope to continue to rely on your company...
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...Distance Learning and the Internet Conference 2008 5-2 Distance Learning Computer-based Hands-on Workshop: Experiences on Virtual and Physical Lab Environments Patcharee Basu, Shoko Mikawa, Achmad Basuki, Achmad Husni Thamrin, Keiko Okawa, Jun Murai Keio University Plenary Sessions Waseda University Presentations {yoo, funya, abazh, husni, keiko, jun}@sfc.wide.ad.jp Abstract In response to the educational demands of computer-skilled human resources, distance learning with ability to support hands-on computer lesson is needed. In this paper, a platform for region-wide distance learning computer-based hands-on workshop is presented through the actual developments. The proposed platform supports 1) teaching/learning activities in a hands-on computer workshop 2) efficient large-scale remote computer laboratory. Computer virtualization and StarBED large-scale computing testbed were utilized to create a distance learning computer laboratory, virtual and physical. This paper discusses various aspects of deploying virtual and physical lab environments for region-wide learners in a synchronous-style distance learning workshop. Keywords Hands-on computer workshop, remote laboratory, distance learning, educational technology 1 Introduction With digital and telecommunication technologies, distance education has been developed to extend boundary of knowledge sharing to be more location and time independent. It has been widely deployed in academic or training programs...
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...Management Master thesis Learning from M&A: the impact of the different types of distance Dr. Yang Fan (Supervisor) Dr. Jatinder Sidhu (Co-reader) Alexandre Favre ID 402770 Completed the 14th of June 2014 1 Preface: The copyright of the Master thesis rests with the author. The author is responsible for its contents. RSM is only responsible for the educational coaching and cannot be held liable for the content 2 Contenu 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Literature review ........................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 International mergers and acquisitions ................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Mergers and acquisitions’ experience and performance implications .......................................... 10 2.3 The impact of the type of distance on the merger and acquisition’s learning process ............................. 12 2.3.1 Cultural distance............................................................................................................................... 12 2.3.2 Administrative distance ................................................................................................................... 13 2.3.3 Geographic distance ......................
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... 2014 English Composition II Distance Learning or Traditional Learning We must neve abandon the right to distance or traditonal learning. Education is essential element of today's society. Distance learning and traditional learning, they both take careful planning. There are pros and cons of both learning. There are so many schools that after distance and traditional learning. How can you decide whether traditional or distnace learning is right for you, a future student. If you are a working adult, a full time parent or both and don't have the time to go to a classroom to attend a class, but you want to futher your education then distant learning is for you. Distance learning provides you with flexibility, convieniences and accessibility. It gives you the flexibility to complete your assignment and projects, as well to participate in online discussions. Distance learning saves you money. With distant learning the professor has to record the lecture by video, audio, and/or by computer technology. Distance learning encourages passive learning but it does not teach the student how to overcome barriers. Traditional learning you get the interaction with the professor, instant feedback from the professor, ask questions concerning their class and have study groups. Traditional learning you can stop by your professor's office, interactions with other students, and access more information throughout...
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...Motivation in Distance Learning Distance learning is an advantageous method for obtaining a college degree. Students with full-time jobs, single parents, active military members and other people with daytime obligations typically can’t afford the time to attend class at a campus setting and choose an online option. Although distance learning has its many advantages, some students find it challenging to stay motivated in a setting where they don’t see their teacher face-to-face. Self-regulation is vital to staying motivated. Set Learning Goals If you are trying to stay motivated in completing an online degree, setting goals will help you through the process. According to Kathryn Ley, associate professor at University of Houston Clear Lake, setting learning goals is probably the most powerful process of self-regulation in terms of lending the most to learning outcomes. Students can start out by setting small goals that are easy to reach and then increase them over time. If a student is required to do work in a weaker subject he can slowly increase the amount of time he dedicates to that subject. A regulated plan will help keep the student motivated to stay on track to completing his studies. Listen to Music According to Plato, music is a more potent instrument than any other for education. We all relate to music differently, but some sources suggest that music can help motivate people to study. According to "Planet of Success," music is a wonderful method of arousing motivation...
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